Based on the first two episodes, I like the new Murderbot show. I think it has the right amount of quirkiness to capture the tone of the books

Finished reading: The Crisis of Canadian Democracy by Andrew Coyne has plenty of evidence to make you mad about the state of Canadian democracy, along with many ideas about how to fix it. The trick is to get a political party to do something about the problems 📚

Finished reading: The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison continues a great series. Such great attention to language and precise world building makes these books a joy to read📚

🚴 Fun long ride today

A cycling route is mapped out through Toronto, Vaughan, Markham, and surrounding areas, spanning 100.12 km with an elevation gain of 537 meters.

Wow, Andor S2E8

Signs of spring

A brick house with a large shrub covered in blooming pink flowers stands in the foreground.

Finished reading: Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell is a fun exploration of what makes things spread (ideas, behaviours, viruses). You know what you’re in for with Gladwell and this is a good follow up to The Tipping Point (25 years later!) 📚

Looking forward to the new season of Foundation!

A new feature in HealthFit shows that I’ve been pushing the training too hard. A better balance would be 80% in low aerobic. Although I feel okay, I’ll fit in more recovery runs and rides

Training load focus from April 4 to May 1, 2025, displays 8% anaerobic, 59% high aerobic, and 34% low aerobic activities.

🏃‍♂️ Recovery run

A sunset sky with orange and pink hues looms over a residential street lined with trees, displaying running stats for a 7.45 km outdoor run.

🚴 Cruising through Watopia this morning

A virtual cycling race interface is displayed, showing participants on a route with metrics like speed, distance, and altitude.

🇨🇦 Great piece by Paul Wells: Solomon’s vote

The Liberals won. Mark Carney returns as prime minister. He’ll get to name another cabinet, meet Parliament for the first time, govern if he can. But the result forecloses cheap gloating in ways I find satisfying. Canada is a country that wishes things were easy. Maybe they aren’t meant to be easy.

Monarch Park. 📍

🏃‍♂️ Track Tuesday: 3x 1 mile + 3x 800m

Track under a well lit dome

Riverdale Collegiate Institute. 📍

🏊‍♂️ Mixed intervals

Indoor pool with lane markers and flags

🇨🇦 Voted! Only took a few minutes

A yellow "Elections Canada" sign directs voters with an arrow to the polling station.

🏃‍♂️ Much better weather today than yesterday for a run

A sunlit forest trail on a clear day with text overlay showing details of a half marathon distance, time, and pace.

🍕 Pizza night

A pizza with basil cooking in an outdoor pizza oven

Finished reading: A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab is fun and a worthy book in a great series 📚

🚴 Despite the high winds, cold temperatures, and occasional rain, I was glad to get outside for today’s ride

A mapped cycling route near Toronto, covering a distance of 81.59 km with an elevation gain of 420 m, is shown along with urban and natural landmarks.

🚴 Planning for the first outdoor bike ride of the season tomorrow. So, wandering the house trying to find all the gear. Note to self for next year: put it all together in a box for storage